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An insurance company demanded appraisal six months after reaching an impasse with its insured over the amount payable for damage to the insured’s home – and four months after the insured had filed a bad faith lawsuit against the insurer. A federal district court in Texas recently decided whether the insurer had waived its right to demand appraisal under its insurance policy.